Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-III§172 |
Canada |
2019 |
Measures |
Conformity assessment procedures |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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According to the authorities, the underlying principles of conformity assessment in Canada, are that it: a) contributes to safeguarding public health, the environment and public safety;(...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-III§232 |
Canada |
2019 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
Not specified |
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(...)The revised policy will introduce greater flexibility in department decisions, increase the number of triggers that can lead to debarment, and expand the scope of business ethics covered under the Integrity Regime into areas related to combatting human trafficking and protecting labour rights and the environment.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-Table-A3.6 |
Canada |
2019 |
Measures |
Intellectual property measures |
Not specified |
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National IP legislation and international agreements, December 2018
Legislation Scope, term of protection, and selected limitations
(...) (...)
New Industrial Design Regulations, 2018 - application requirements have been simplified: the prescribed application form is no longer required; the description is now optional and the application is deemed to
relate to all four features of the design (shape, configuration, ornamentation and pattern); designs no longer need to be shown applied to a finished article; applications
are no longer limited to a single environmental view; and a divisional application may be filed for any design disclosed in a previously-filed application, including in environmental views;
(...) (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-Summary§ 17 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
Not specified |
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The importation of certain goods (e.g. certain animals and birds, plants, fertilizers, narcotics, arms, and ozone-depleting substances) is prohibited for reasons related mainly to the protection of national security, public morals, the environment, health, endangered species, and national treasures of artistic, historical or archaeological value. For similar reasons, certain categories of products are subject to import licensing. The product coverage of this import licensing regime has not changed in recent years.
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Ozone
Environment
Endangered
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-Summary§ 19 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Export licences, Ban/Prohibition |
Not specified |
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North Macedonia does not apply export duties. The export of certain products is prohibited or subject to licensing for reasons of protection of human, animal or plant life or health, protection of public morals, and protection of the environment. The list of products subject to export prohibition or export licensing did not change since the previous Review.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-III§40 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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The importation of certain goods (...) into North Macedonia is prohibited for reasons related mainly to the protection of national security, public morals, the environment, health, endangered species, and national treasures of artistic, historical or archaeological value.
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Environment
Endangered
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-III§42 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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Specifically, import licensing administered by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, and the Radiation Safety Directorate is aimed at protecting human, animal or plant life or health and/or conserving exhaustible natural resources.
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Environment
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-III§51 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Export licences |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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The export of certain products from North Macedonia is prohibited or is subject to licensing for reasons of the protection of (...) the environment. Products subject to prohibition or export licensing are identified in the annexes to the Decision on Classification of Goods into Forms of Export and Import. (...) [41]
[41] WTO document WT/TPR/S/290, 23 October 2013, Table 3.8.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S- Box-III.1 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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Main changes introduced by the new Law on Public Procurement
Some of the main changes introduced by the new Law on Public Procurement, approved in January 2019 and published in Official Gazette No. 24/19, include the following:
(...) • new provisions for the promotion of socially and environmentally responsible procurement.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-III§155 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
Not specified |
Relevant information
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To select the most advantageous tender, a contracting authority can determine whether to apply: (i) the lowest cost; (ii) the life-cycling costing approach; or (iii) the best price-to-quality ratio, as a contract award criterion. The latter may include qualitative, environmental and social aspects linked to the subject matter of the procurement. [109]
[109] Article 99 of the new LPP
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